Palestinian refugees relocating to Scandinavia
The United Nations refugee agency has announced it will relocate some of Iraq’s most desperate refugees to Sweden and Iceland under an agreement made ...
Trial begins for woman accused of beating toddlers to death
A woman’s trial over the deaths of two toddlers in March 2008 has begun in the Koping district court near Stockholm. The 32 year-old German woman, who...
Norway completes controversial seismic survey near Lofoten Islands
Despite the outcry from local environmental groups, the Norwegian energy authority has wrapped up a full seismic survey of the Arctic waters around th...
Sweden may allow competition for its alcohol monopoly
In a surprising, but widely welcomed move, the Swedish government says it may be ready to allow private shops to sell alcohol, the Financial Times rep...
Iceland has big plans for Europe’s largest national park
Europe’s largest national park, which was opened at the beginning of June, is located in south Iceland and is over half the size of Macedonia. Vatnajo...
Nazi bunkers appear from nowhere in Denmark
Four fully-furnished bunkers built by the Nazis during the Second World War were uncovered on a Danish beach at Houvig after a violent storm and large...
Organic farming on the decline in Norway
A new report released by the Norwegian agricultural research institute, the Norsk institutt for landbruksøkonomisk forskning (NILF), shows that organi...
WWF warns Finland of illegal timber purchases
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has accused Finland of importing wood which has been sourced illegally. The Nordic country is one of the biggest timber ...